AMC Recommended Trips - Mount Taurus, New York

Source: AMC's Best Day Hikes in the Catskills & Hudson Valley

Winter Activities:

• Cross-country skiing

What you’ll see: This is a fairly relaxed outing with a few steep pitches through deep woods to a scenic viewpoint, and descending along a creek.

What you’ll experience:

• Distance: 6.0 miles
• Elevation Gain: 1,400 feet
• See Current Conditions
  

What’s in the area:

• White-blazed Washburn Trail
• Blue-blazed Cornish Trail
• Bare rock lookouts
  

Getting there:

• From the intersection of NY 9D and NY 301 in the village of Cold Spring, drive north on NY 9D 0.7 mile to the Little Stony Point parking area. You can park on either side of NY 9D. This parking area is just under 8.0 miles south of I-84 at Beacon.